giza | I have heard the word! And the word is: "Daemon".

As the subject line indicates, after a 5+ year wait, I finally got to see Reboot Season 4 a few weeks ago. I think that the folks behind it did a great job at expanding the overall story and tying some of the loose ends together. Though I think some parts of "My Two Bobs" did seem kinda drawn out, but I think the overall experience made Season 4 worth watching. It's a pity that more seasons weren't done after that. I would have loved to see more stories in the "Net" universe.

Some months ago, I wrote about the knee pain I had been suffering from, and my diagnosis of "Chondromalacia", or blisters in the cartlidge behind my kneecaps. Well, I did what my doctor told me (wearing knee braces and avoiding the elliptical machine) and I am pretty much pain-free at this point. I still need to wear my kneepads during heavy activity for the next month or so, but I think that's mostly to help keep stress off of the tissue for any leftover healing that needs to be done.

Back in December, I noticed that my weight had gone up considerably. I was up to 194 pounds at the time. This was due in part to having less aerobic activity while my knees healed, along with eating lunch at a restaurant in the city most days, and having largeish portions of food less than an hour before going to bed. So I started hitting subway and the local fruit stand for lunch, and cutting my dinner portions in half, or having only a bowl of soup if it was near bedtime. Of course, I kept going to the gym 2-3 times a week. I weighed myself last night, and it looks like I'm down to 181 pounds. So, that's 13 pounds lost, and I'm spending less on food every week. I think I can live with that!

I've also been drinking a little more lately, mostly by enjoying certain single malt scotches. While it's rather pleasant, I have concerns about the long term effects of this. So I figured I'll keep up the alcohol use, but make it more producitve, by drinking a glass of red wine each day. Incidentally, I see more trips to the state liquor store in my future. Would anyone care to recommend some inexpensive brands of red wine to me?